Change over time: Silk Road (200B.C.E-1450C.E) During the time between 200 B.C.E and 1450 C.E‚ many profound transformations were made to the Silk Road‚ but it still held on to its original purpose. Although the similarities may outweigh the changes‚ the Silk Road diffused disease along with culture‚ adapted to overseas trade‚ helped to forge a connection between Asian and European markets and triggered periods of Enlightenment in Europe. The Silk Road started‚ mainly‚ as a way for trade to flourish
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technologies. Along with technologies‚ religious beliefs can also be traded. For example‚ Buddhism started in India‚ but spread to China‚ Japan‚ Korea‚ and other regions as well. Middle China started around 618 A.D. at the establishment of the Tang dynasty. The Tang dynasty brought the golden age to China‚ and facilitated the inventions and innovations of many things. Buddhism was
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conquered again by foreigners. During the Qing Dynasty‚ these new rulers had tried to introduce new changes. But‚ the people weren’t happy about these new changes‚ so the changes failed until the Qing began to force them upon the people. But‚ that didn’t work because the Qing only had one minor change that forced upon the male population which was the hairstyle all men had to have; a queue. Although some changes were successful‚ a majority of the changes were failures. The Qing failed to assimilate
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The Song Dynasty has been remarked as a dynasty full of inventions and marketing‚ the things that shape our world today. However‚ the emperors ruling during the dynasty are somewhat okay at doing their job. While some had been successful‚ like the original emperor Taizu‚ others had failed to live up to their name‚ like Duzong. Here is the evidence that supports my belief. Many emperors had ruled during the Song dynasty‚ but almost all of these emperors had the same traits and weaknesses. Firstly
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In ancient times‚ trade could be a matter of survival. Eventually ancient peoples began trading luxury items as well‚ such as art and jewelry. When Europe and Asia discovered each other‚ tentative political bonds began to form once they discovered what the other had to offer. The Silk Road was the most significant and important trade route for many hundreds of years‚ especially during the Tang dynasty. Although it is called the Silk Road‚ there was a variety of products and even ideas that were transported
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definition of a Golden Age is a time of economic‚ political‚ technological‚ and social improvement and advance at a great level. The Tang and Song Dynasties are very important to the history of Chinese civilization. The Tang Era is the most well-known dynasty in Chinese history‚ mainly because the empire was the largest‚ richest and most sophisticated state in the world at the time. The Song Era had far-reaching impacts economically‚ culturally‚ and socially. During the Song Era‚ there was major development
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people began to learn how to read and write. "In 1837 about half of the adult male population could read and write; by the end of the century‚ literacy was almost universal." (Abrams) The novel became the most popular form of literature during this time period in England. "Victorian novels seek to represent a large and comprehensive social world‚ with the variety of classes and social settings that constitute a community." (Abrams) The authors of these novels tried to make the reader feel like the
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After the fall of the classical civilizations from 100 to 600 CE the world experienced many changes. China’s fall was not as drastic as Rome’s‚ but it was still worse than India’s. The collapse of the Han dynasty caused China to go into three centuries of unrest until the Sui and Tang dynasties came to the rescue. China had more continuities than changes after its fall‚ unlike the other classical civilizations. China went from a politically centralized civilization with a developed hierarchy with
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During the years 960-1279 AD the great Song dynasty ruled China. The song dynasty would be the most ideal place to live because of its inventions‚ achievements and government. The first reason that the Song dynasty would be the best is its inventions. First is its gunpowder‚ gunpowder was important if there was war so they could protect their kingdom. Next is the paper money it was important so they could keep track of how much they could spend instead of trading. And last is movable type writing
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became major arteries for the exchange of goods and ideas over long distances. The trade networks of these regions consistently enabled the spread of religious ideas far beyond their original homelands. Networks like the Trans-Saharan‚ Indian Ocean‚ and Silk Road systems always brought wealth to foreign products that enabled local producers to specialize in items best suited to their regions. Yet‚ the risk of long distance trade decreased over this period as societies expanded and technology increased
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